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House passes change to public-safety salary surveys after heated debate over benefits
Summary
Lawmakers adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 40 to require DHRM surveys to consider total compensation (salary and benefits) rather than salary alone after extended floor debate and a division vote; the bill then passed and will return to the Senate.
After extensive floor debate, the House on Feb. 12 adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 40 and approved the measure as amended. SB 40 concerns how the state conducts salary surveys for three public-safety groups—law enforcement officers, correctional officers and public safety dispatchers—proposing to standardize surveys so the state can better recruit and retain…
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